what I read in January 2020

–Almonds, Anchovies and Pancetta by Cal Peternell (Has only one recipe I’d even consider making, which I think is a new record low for me and cookbooks.)
–Animal Hats to Knit by Luise Roberts (It takes a certain kind of person to wear an animal hat. I am not that person.)
–The Art of Making Memoriesby Meik Wiking (Pay attention. Take pictures. Reminisce.)
–Casino Royale (Audiobook. So. Many. Words. About. Playing. Cards.)
–Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming (Fun. How I wish I’d read this one to the kids when they were little.)
–Circeby Madeline Miller (Audiobook. Excellent. Excellent narrator, too.)
–The Cure for Everything! by Timothy Caulfield (One long,smug refusal to consider anything that hasn’t been proven by scientific studies, while including many instances of scientific studies that have been faked or manipulated.)
–Dear Girls by Ali Wong (Audiobook. Living here under my rock, I had never heard of the author, who, it turns out, is a famous actor and comedian. I enjoyed her part, but thought her husband’s final chapter ended it on a dull note.)
–Grand Union by Zadie Smith (Audiobook. Short stories. Good.)
–Living Crazy Healthy by Jennifer Rose Rossano (Lots of ideas to try.)
–Platformby Cynthia Johnson (She makes the interesting point that you have a personal brand online, whether you like it or not, so you might as well make that personal brand into what you choose.)

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As sketched by my son. I appreciate his efforts to eliminate my double chin and make my hair look slightly less stupid than it does in real life.

Write me at lori at loricameron dot ca unless you’re scamming for bitcoin by claiming you have webcam footage of me looking at naughty sites because I have news for you, buddy, and it’s that shopping for books when I already have more than I could read in three lifetimes is the naughtiest thing you’re ever going to catch me doing at this or any other computer. But anyone else is welcome to drop me a line and say hi!

The murder of #GeorgeFloyd was captured on film and he was found to be innocent. But if he had been guilty, if he had a history of theft or drugs, IT WOULD STILL BE WRONG. It would still be terrible and cruel and injust. #AllBlackLivesMatter

Looking for #blackoutday reading? Pick up Robyn Maynard's Policing Black Lives. "I hope it helps to show how the current upswing in Black activism is, in many ways, a byproduct of hundreds of years of Black resistance." https://stjo.es/3eJBgXI